Patterns of Mating Behaviour in the Domestic Buffalo

Hafez, Saad Dean

doi:10.1111/j.1463-6395.1953.tb00471.x

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“…According to [55], pigs of similar weight have more trouble establishing a clear dominance order. Moreover, agonistic acts are less frequent at the end of fattening [56] but still exist because of permanent attempts by pigs of close hierarchical ranks to improve their position [57,58]. Thus, the findings in the present study can be explained by the number of agonistic interactions, in which the dominant animals were involved, either by facilitated displacement or by the attempts of other animals to improve their position in the hierarchical rank.…”

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Hierarchy Establishment in Growing Finishing Pigs: Impacts on Behavior, Growth Performance, and Physiological Parameters

Oliveira

Webber

Ramayo-Caldas

et al. 2023

Animals

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In recent years, an increased number of studies have dealt with the analysis of social dominance related to animal behavior, physiology, and performance. This study aimed to investigate whether hierarchical ranking affects the coping style, non-social behavior during open field and novel object tests, performance, and physiological parameters of pigs. A total of 48 growing pigs (24 barrows and 24 females) were mixed three times during the growing–finishing period. The social and non-social behaviors of pigs were directly noted, and three behavioral tests were performed during the experimental period. Performance and physiological parameters were also recorded. Statistical analysis considered hierarchical classification (dominant vs. intermediary vs. subordinate) and p-values ≤ 0.05 were considered significant. After three regroupings, the pigs in different hierarchical classifications showed no change in hair cortisol values and open-field and novel object tests. Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration and leukocyte values increased in intermediary pigs, and the lowest counts were found in pigs classified as dominants. Furthermore, dominant pigs visited the feeder more but spent shorter time there compared to subordinate and intermediary pigs. Our results suggest that hierarchical classification influenced feeding behavior and physiological parameters without affecting cortisol values and growth performance, demonstrating a possible compensation skill.

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Hierarchy Establishment in Growing Finishing Pigs: Impacts on Behavior, Growth Performance, and Physiological Parameters

Oliveira

Webber

Ramayo-Caldas

et al. 2023

Animals

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“…Standing to be mounted is traditionally considered the most reliable sign of a cow being in estrus (13,18,31) and has previously been reported rarely to happen when cows are not in estrus (29,32). Traditionally the occurrence of STBM has been regarded as evidence of a cow being in estrus (13,14).…”

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“…The duration of estrus and the intensity of estrous behaviors are known to differ between different breeds (18). In a study based on continuous surveillance, Sveberg et al found that the NR cows both spend more time in sexually active groups, and mount and express STBM more often than HF.…”

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Pilot study investigating estrus length and estrus behavior in Norwegian Red cattle on a commercial dairy farm

Munthe-Kaas,

Sveberg,

Holmøy

et al. 2023

Front. Vet. Sci.

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IntroductionNorwegian Red has been shown to have high levels of estrus behavior under experimental conditions. However, the estrus behaviors of Norwegian Red cows have not been studied under commercial conditions.MethodsA herd of 89 Norwegian Red cows housed in free stalls on concrete, slatted floors, were continuously video monitored for 21 days. Ovarian cyclicity was confirmed in a final study sample group (n = 18) using milk progesterone concentrations. All mounting and standing activities were recorded, and the duration of mount estrus, standing estrus and the differences between these; prestand and poststand, were determined. The cycle stages metestrus, diestrus and proestrus were estimated based on the starting time and ending time of mount estrus.ResultsAll cows in the final study sample group exhibited the primary estrus sign, ‘standing to be mounted’ during estrus. Two (11%), eleven (61%) and six (33%) cows exhibited the behavior ‘standing to be mounted’ during metestrus, diestrus and proestrus, respectively. The number of mounts initiated by individual cows was higher during mount and stand estrus than during the rest of the estrous cycle. This study reports a median duration of mount estrus and stand estrus of 21.0 h (interquartile range (IQR) 15.0 to 27.3) and 14.3 h (IQR 12.0 to 18.8), respectively. The median counts per hour of all mount behaviors were 8.6 (IQR 5.6 to 11.3), 1.51 (IQR 0.3 to 3.8) and 1.7 (IQR 0.8 to 6.0) for standing estrus, prestand and poststand, respectively.DiscussionThis study shows that under commercial conditions the Norwegian Red cow displays a high level of mount and stand activity associated with estrus.

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“…Mating in late fall assures that kids will be dropped in early spring, when chances of survival are greatest. It may be a factor, too, that the sexual drive of agrimi, like that of domestic buffalo (Hafez 1953) and cattle (Hafez and Lindsay 1965), is suppressed by the heat of summer.…”

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Ecology and behavior of the Cretan agrimi

Husband¹,

Davis²

1984

Can. J. Zool.

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The agrimi (Capra aegagrus cretensis Lydekker), an endangered species of wild goat, was studied on Theodorou Island, Crete, Greece, from May to November 1975 to determine population responses of the agrimi to removals and to document their behavioral patterns. The Theodorou population size was 89 agrimi. A mathematical model of population mortality indicated that the number of animals removed from the island between 1973 and 1975 equalled the expected natural mortality for both sexes. Observations of agrimi showed that they had seasonal and daily activity patterns that minimized their exposure to high ambient temperatures. An age- and sex-specific social dominance hierarchy was found, with old males being most dominant.

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Patterns of Mating Behaviour in the Domestic Buffalo

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Hierarchy Establishment in Growing Finishing Pigs: Impacts on Behavior, Growth Performance, and Physiological Parameters

Hierarchy Establishment in Growing Finishing Pigs: Impacts on Behavior, Growth Performance, and Physiological Parameters

Pilot study investigating estrus length and estrus behavior in Norwegian Red cattle on a commercial dairy farm

Ecology and behavior of the Cretan agrimi

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